Sandford Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 BST
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Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
8.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (10 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
N
12
0.7
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.7
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.2
NNW
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
69
127
160
151
156
106
133
133
314
212
225
233
222
222
208
245
232
162
160
165
141
135
78
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
15
NW
25
SW
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
0
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
35
WNW
40
NW
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:27PM2.32m
7:28AM2.56m
8:40PM2.38m
8:35AM2.62m
9:42PM2.54m
9:35AM2.74m
Low Tide
00:56AM1.40m
2:00PM1.06m
2:16AM1.39m
3:09PM0.93m
3:29AM1.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:09
9:12
9:15
2
1
3
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
5
4
6
8
9
7
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
5
7
9
10
1
1
1
1
-1
-2
-1
3
3
-2
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
-1
1
3
-1
-2
1
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
N
12
0.7
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
4
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
1.3
NNE
8
1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
Energy kJ
45
69
127
160
151
156
106
133
133
1
1
66
61
60
191
162
160
165
141
135
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
S
3
0.8
N
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
8
8
8
3
1
1
1
1
4
102
101
43
35
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.3
SSW
2
1.3
NNW
10
1.7
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.2
NNW
9
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
Energy kJ
8
8
12
13
1
314
212
225
233
222
222
208
245
232
3
4
22
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
1
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1034
455
161
157
333
193
212
162
326
307
307
307
114
276
309
276
170
161
0
25
51
179
338
1565
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
1
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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